Tap Tap Revenge Debuts Push Notification in App Store
9to5Mac (via Gizmodo) shows Push Notification already working in the latest version of Tap Rap Revenge [Free - iTunes link] when run on the iPhone 3.0 GM developer seed. Gizmodo, of course, raises the pertinent question:
It certainly isn’t the most creative use of background notifications—the messages only pop up when you’re challenged by another player—and I’m already wondering how, when all kinds of apps have this capability, the iPhone’s exceedingly simple notification system will scale.
Since Text Alerts don’t tack, a new one obliterates the one before it. What happens when an urgent IM is replaced by “Hey, dooooooode, can haz rock out?!” Sure, badges remain, but then you have to go looking for them…
June 15th, 2009 at 6:39 am
Looking good, downloaded this this morning and going to give it a blast at lunchtime with a friend. I think they might need to tweak it to show a button if possible, if you got a challenge notification whilst away frmo the phone andyou go to pick it up to make an urgent call and unlocking sends it straight into the app!
also maybe some kind of easier way of adding friends, ie searching or emailing peolpe a link which adds you to friends list.
June 15th, 2009 at 7:00 am
it is a ridiculous system (i didnt know they dont queue up behind each other). just allow background apps already – its the consumers own fault if they run down the battery life
June 15th, 2009 at 8:14 am
What is needed right now is to change the intrusive notification system
June 15th, 2009 at 9:00 am
I’ve been using this and it works really well!
June 15th, 2009 at 9:18 am
GPRS is the slowest network available for the iPhone, not Edge.
Anyhow, I assume you can select which apps will use push and which ones won’t. Correct?
June 15th, 2009 at 9:38 am
snt gprs the slowest network on it… i think it is
June 15th, 2009 at 9:45 am
I played tap tap last night to love game by lady gaga, now I see why everyone is feeling her so much now, I live for that song, that beat is sick, it will be nice to be able to challenge friends or family even when the app is closed
June 15th, 2009 at 10:46 am
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June 15th, 2009 at 11:21 am
You might want to try to focus the camera, dumbass, or get one that you can focus. Let’s see how fast the notifications are when Apple’s servers get jammed up with 36 gazillion notifications when everyone has the updates.
June 15th, 2009 at 1:08 pm
I’m excited now. It was really fast! Push is gonna revolutionize this phone.